In our house you either love them or hate them. Well, actually I think we all love them. And we are fortunate enough that we have a tree to give us a ton of them! Since we live in the San Joaquin Valley, and the way the weather has been for the past couple of years that means we have a few crops all year round! Even though I like lemons I have to be very careful making lemonade as not to burn the lining of my stomach off… but since lemons are so good for you, I just can’t help myself sometimes. I wanted to share one of my favorite recipes for a yummy summertime lemonade and the benefits of lemons.

Home grown Organic Lemons

Benefits of Lemons

Lemons help cure issues related to indigestion and constipation .

Eases the pain of sunburns.

Lemon juice can help with colds and fever by causing the body to increase perspiration.

Lemon juice can give hair a great shine including reducing the amount of dandruff.

Lastly, and most importantly, lemon can help reduce weight when combined with warm water and honey. since lemons are jam-packed with Vitamin C, it is able to increase liver function and increase metabolism.

Squeezed juice from approximately 4 large lemons, will yield 1 cup juice, set aside.

Combine Honey & 1 cup warm water in saucepan and bring to a boil.

Once Honey and water are cooled, pour into pitcher, adding lemon juice and cool water.

Chill 1-2 hours or serve over ice.

Notes

Tip: Depending on the honey you use, it can have a very powerful taste. If you have a cold, I would recommend using 1/2 cups honey. The lemonade will have a very honey taste, but you will still be able to taste the lemonade.

Note: This is a very strong lemonade mixture, if you are not used to drinking real, pure lemonade, add 6 cups of water instead of 4, as the acidity may be too hard on your stomach.